Terpenoids from marine organisms: Unique structures and their pharmacological potential

Phytochemistry Reviews

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 115-141

  Gross, Harald ^a   König, Gabriele M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Algae; Biosynthesis; Corals; Halogenated terpenes; Isonitriles; Marine natural products; Sesterterpenes; Sponges

Indexed keywords

7 DEACETOXY OLEPUPUANE; CAULERPENYNE; CEMBRANOID; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; CHLOROMERTENSENE; CONTIGNASTEROL; DICHLOROIMINE; DIHYDROFLEXIBILIDE; DITERPENE; DYSIDIOLIDE; ELEUTHEROBIN; FLEXIBILIDE; HALIDE; ISOCYANATE; ISONITRILE DERIVATIVE; ISOTHIOCYANIC ACID; LITOPHYNOL A; LYNGBYATOXIN; MANOALIDE; OXYTOXIN 2; PSEUDOPTEROSIN; SARCODICTYIN; SCALARADIAL; SESTERTERPENE; SIPHONODICTIDINE; SQUALAMINE; TERPENE DERIVATIVE; TERPENOID; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CORAL; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SYNTHESIS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPONGE (PORIFERA);

EID: 33746337304     PISSN: 15687767     EISSN: 1572980X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11101-005-5464-3     Document Type: Review

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